AstraZeneca

Project Manager

AstraZeneca$94K — $124K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
  • Minimum 3 years' experience in project management or consulting
  • Experience in change management and business/technology consulting preferred
  • Graduate degree and 2+ years relevant experience are a plus
  • Certifications like PMI, PMP, or PROSCI desired

Responsibilities

  • Manage project deliverables and track progress
  • Promote innovation and continuous improvement within projects
  • Support and analyze cross-functional change initiatives
  • Simplify complex information into actionable insights
  • Engage actively with customers to understand and meet their needs
  • Deliver high-quality service and seek feedback for improvement
  • Collaborate with team members and lead when necessary
  • Communicate openly with team and customers to strengthen relationships

Benefits

  • Competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program
  • 4 weeks of paid vacation
  • Annual Personal Days
  • Variable Pay Bonus opportunity
  • Equity-based long-term incentive program eligibility
Full Job Description
Introduction to the role

Ready to kickstart your consulting career at AstraZeneca? As a Project Manager in Global Business Services - Project Services, you'll take charge of managing projects within a supportive partner organization, ensuring they meet customer goals and follow the right processes.

Your role will focus on providing outstanding customer service through clear communication and professionalism, always aiming to go above and beyond what customers expect. You'll also use your problem-solving skills to turn complex information into easy-to-understand action plans. Plus, you'll have the chance to work and learn with our Directors and Senior Managers in collaborative communities of practice.

What you will do:
  • Project and Initiative Management: Take charge of project deliverables by organizing tasks and keeping track of progress to ensure everything stays on schedule. Help set up and follow project processes to ensure team members stay aligned and accountable to project goals.
  • Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Embrace innovation and continuous improvement on your projects and within the team to enhance service offerings.
  • Change Management: Support cross-functional, change initiatives that experience some ambiguity in mobilizing while considering the customer's environment, stakeholder needs, and desired future state. Analyze change impacts and stakeholder effects resulting from transformation initiatives.
  • Problem Solving and Execution: Break down complex ideas into simple, actionable insights that can guide customers and the team towards successful outcomes.
  • Customer Engagement: Actively participate in project sessions, interacting with customers to understand their needs and deliver excellent service.
  • Quality Assurance: Aim to exceed customer expectations by delivering high-quality work and seeking feedback for improvement.
  • Team Collaboration: Work closely with your team, supporting as a key member and stepping up to lead when needed.
  • Clear Communication: Maintain open and professional communication channels with customers and team members to foster strong working relationships.
  • Continuous Learning: Engage with Directors and Sr. Managers in communities of practice to enhance your skills and contribute to team success.


Requirements:

To qualify for this role, you must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • Minimum of 3 years' experience in project management, change management, business or technology consulting


'Nice-to-Have' Experience:

Ideally, you'll also have:
  • Graduate degree with a minimum of 2+ years of relevant project/change management or consulting experience
  • Pharmaceutical or equivalent global organization experience in a consulting role
  • Certifications: PMI, PMI Agile Practitioner, PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PROSCI Change Management, ACMP CCMP, or similar


Annual base salary for this position ranges from 94,956.80 to 124,630.80.
AstraZeneca is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The range provided in this posting represents an offer pay range used in a majority of situations. The base pay offered will vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, and other specific business and organizational needs. In some cases, offers outside the range may also be considered to address unique circumstances.

In addition, our permanent positions offer an annual Variable Pay Bonus/Short Term Incentive opportunity as well as eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (if applicable to role). Benefits offered for permanent roles include a competitive Flex Benefits & Retirement Savings Program, 4 weeks' paid vacation, and annual Personal Days. Fixed Term Contract/Temporary positions (excluding students) are offered a Contract Benefits Program.

We are using AI as part of the recruitment process.

This advertisement relates to a current vacancy.

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of prescription drugs. The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group plc. AstraZeneca's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes. The company has operations in over 100 countries and employs more than 76,000 people worldwide. AstraZeneca is committed to developing innovative medicines that improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
Learn more about AstraZeneca
Size
83,100 employees
Market Cap
$211.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
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